Reconnecting with Purpose
We are taught to look for purpose out there in the right job, the right cause and the right plan. And when the world doesn’t cooperate, purpose starts to feel like something we’ve failed at. But purpose doesn’t begin as a plan. It begins as a feeling.
This EQ Café invites you to follow your own emotions to what matters most to you. Drawing on the emotion needs model from Joshua Freedman’s new book Emotion Rules, we’ll discover that our feelings, including the uncomfortable ones, are signals pointing toward needs. And the largest cluster of all points toward meaning.
Then we’ll do something practical: we’ll look at where we’ve been locating our sense of purpose and move it somewhere we can actually reach it. You’ll leave with a first draft of your own Noble Goal, a short statement of purpose you can practice today, not someday.
Emotional intelligence (EQ) means being smarter with feelings. It’s learnable, practical, and grows through shared practice. EQ Cafés are reflective, engaging conversations for people who are curious about emotions and want to build insight and connection together.
We are blessed to have a global community working towards 1 billion people practising emotional intelligence. Gathering in community and practising emotional intelligence supports us, this time in growing our resilience, another one of the foundational pillars of EQ.
In this Emotional Intelligence Application Café, we will discover:
- What are my feelings actually pointing me toward?
- Why does purpose feel so heavy and where have I been locating it?
- What do I want to add to the world, and how do I practice that today?
This Café invites you to stop searching for purpose and start listening for it.
EQ Cafés are interactive, informal workshops created by Six Seconds, the global nonprofit supporting a more emotionally intelligent world. I’m a volunteer leader in the network, supporting people to practice emotional intelligence and we’re especially focused on bringing these skills to future generations. The Cafés are open to anyone.
The Applied Emotional Intelligence courses can be deployed in 2-hour, half-day, or full-day insightful sessions for employees to achieve change by applying the potency of emotional Intelligence to different areas of organizational needs.
Who: Business leaders and professionals and anyone interested in learning about and practising emotional intelligence, the learnable, measurable, scientifically validated skill set we all need to thrive, but also interested in building a workforce equipped with emotional intelligence, driving them toward success and embracing authenticity empowers individuals to live genuinely, fostering trust and meaningful connection.
What is EQ Short Course: Lunchtime Interactive workshop designed to help people explore and apply emotional intelligence (EQ) in real life. Developed by Six Seconds and hosted by Network Leaders worldwide who are certified in our EQ programs and professionally practice emotional intelligence. Whether you work in business, education, parenting, or another field, EQ Cafés offer practical tools and meaningful conversation you can take straight into your everyday life.
Why Do We Offer EQ Short Courses: EQ Short Courses Workshops are not spaces to teach EQ. They are spaces for people to experience and practice it together.
When: Depends on the agreed date
Where: At your discretion
How: Call us on 08096303933
Duration: 2 Hours
Questions: Please email us <ask@pausefactory.org>